Tennis player Varvara Gracheva admitted that she would represent Russia and France at tournaments
Russian tennis player Varvara Gracheva explained her desire to change sports citizenship to French. Her words are quoted by the Daily Mail.
“When I started this process, it was not even close to the current situation. [на Украине]Nobody knew what would happen. The decision does not depend on me, there are other people who will determine my future, ”said the athlete. She admitted that she would represent two countries in tournaments.
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Gracheva’s desire to change the flag became known on March 27. L’Equipe said the Russian, who has been training in Cannes since 2016, has applied for French citizenship and has already passed the required language tests.
The 22-year-old tennis player is ranked 54th in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings. On March 6, for the first time in her career, she reached the final of the WTA tournament: in the decisive match of the competition in Austin (USA), the Russian woman lost to Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk.
In the spring of 2022, Russian tennis players were banned from playing in tournaments in the UK. Due to sanctions, domestic athletes were forced to miss Wimbledon. At other competitions of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and WTA, the Russians play in a neutral status.
Source: Lenta
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